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Evanston Public Library plans panel, book groups for 50th anniversary of North Shore civil rights movement

May 27, 2015

The Evanston Public Library announced Tuesday its plans to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of a civil rights movement on the North Shore with a panel discussion and book groups. The North Shore Summer...

Affordable housing organization talks diversity, inclusion

November 3, 2014

An organization that focuses on affordable housing in Chicago's northern suburbs held a meeting Sunday to discuss diversity and inclusion in the community. Evanston resident Mary Trujillo moderated...

Nobel Peace Prize winner shares thoughts about MLK at community vigil

January 21, 2014

Nobel Peace Prize winner Warren Washington commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday night with a speech on the civil rights movement and its effect on climate change research. The 35th annual...

Zink: Affirmative action dangerously shortsighted

October 16, 2012

The Supreme Court heard arguments last Wednesday over the propriety and legality of employing affirmative action in the college admissions process. Abigail Fisher, a white female rejected from the University...

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